New trial date assigned for man accused in toddler's death

8:27 PM,
Oct. 29, 2013

Reymundo Perez

Written by

B.C. Kowalski
Stevens Point Journal Media

A Portage County judge has set a new date for the trial of a man accused of shaking a child to death in the village of Pine Grove.

Reymundo Perez, 27, will stand trial starting in February on charges of first-degree reckless homicide and child abuse stemming from an Oct. 26, 2011, incident in which Perez allegedly shook a 2-year-old boy, slamming him to the ground before later calling 911.

Perez's attorney requested the new date because he wanted more time to work with a court-appointed medical expert, but prosecutors say the move is delaying justice for the victim's mother and is a hardship on ...